What kind of insect world do you see under the microscope? Verbal description

The microscopic world of insects under the electron microscope

According to foreign media reports, amateur insect photographer John Halmen has been very fond of insects since he was a child. For the past three years, he has photographed numerous small creatures in a nature reserve near his home in Stockholm, Sweden. Using a combination of indoor and outdoor photography, he zooms in on insects to show their beautiful colors and body details

Giant ants

Jumping spiders. You can see photographer John in his eyes.

Maiden Moth Caterpillar

Black Ant

Indoor shot of Nomada bees, also known as cuckoo bees. For indoor shots, John usually collects insects from the fields around him during harvest corpse. "I often discover them by accident," said John, who calls himself a freelance graphic designer. "For example, this Nomada bee was discovered by accident in my coffee cup at a family cookout."

< p> The sleeping spotted yellowtail wasp, its mandibles had already clenched the tree stem tightly before nightfall. Sometimes it often takes several hours to get the right lighting for a photo. "For example, this yellow-spotted wasp, I have been staring at it anxiously for an hour. I hope it will stay in a deep sleep state until the sun shines on this piece of hay. , and the background light slowly changes from monotonous dark gray to bright light. When all these light conditions are met, I only have a few minutes to take pictures to prevent the bee from waking up if the sun shines on it. "< /p>

Hoverflies

A male blue damselfly sitting astride two dry reed grasses

A blue damselfly with two spherical raindrops, or Said it had raindrops on its head. The nature of outdoor photography determines that John goes out to look for small sleeping animals hidden among the leaves before dawn. "Sometimes you will find them hiding under small round dewdrops, but this turns these inconspicuous little insects into into dazzling gems."

Dew-covered fly perched on frost-covered dry grass

Gemstone wasp resting on sedum

Indoor shot. of small yellow ants

Indoor shot of Ectemnius wasp

Indoor shot of horse fly

Indoor shot of 5mm long fly with its protruding mouth